Took off
The crossword clue "Took off" is answered by FLED, a 4-letter entry. Used 39 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
FLED
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FLED answer page.
Used 39 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for FLED
Every other clue in this collection answered by FLED, most used first.
- Ran away - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
- Skedaddled - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Escaped - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
- Hightailed it - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Give off - EMIT, used 874 times
- Way off - AFAR, used 229 times
- Took to court - SUED, used 187 times
- Off in the distance - AFAR, used 130 times
- Ticked off - SORE, used 123 times
- Give off, as light - EMIT, used 122 times
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